Spindle
Spindle
Place of OriginRoman Empire
Date2nd-5th century CE
DimensionsL: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)
MediumGlass.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1923.1089
Not on View
DescriptionThis object is formed of translucent natural pale green glass; the exact color cannot be determined due to weathering. An opaque possibly white glass thread spirals around the preserved length of the body. The spindle is solid, twisted, and tooled, with wheel-cut elements. Its long, tapering rod-like body ends in a finial that has a complex profile, consisting of a roughly ovoid element positioned between two disk-shaped elements and topped with a small bead-shaped cap.
about 3rd century CE; inscription dated to earlier than 150 CE
6th to early 7th century
Probably second quarter of 1st century
Probably second quarter of 1st century
2nd-5th century CE
Late 6th through 5th century BCE
Perhaps late first or 2nd century
First half of the 1st century
Probably second half of 1st century
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